---
typeId: term
recordId: cloud
fields:
  title: Cloud
  definition: A vague infrastructure term.
  order: 1850
  usage:
    - Use Remote Station, Storage Station, Compute Station, Delivery Origin, or
      external service depending on role.
  avoid:
    - Avoid treating cloud as a trust category.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 16. Terms to avoid, reserve, or use carefully
---
